- Sep 20, 2014
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Ok, this may be lengthy. My current PC specs include the following:
AMD Phenom x4 II 955 Black Edition
Gigabyte r7 250 2gb Gddr5
Asustek M4A87TD
Kingston KP382H-HYC
BenQ G2420HD 60 HZ
I have been considering an upgrade for a while now, but I am unsure what to do. I have done some benchmarks to test what gets maxed out first, either my graphics card or CPU. It is always my graphics card, which hits 100% while usually the CPU is only doing 30-60%. Going off that information if have decided that I will upgrade my graphics card. My budget is around 300 aussie dollars. I have been looking around Newegg and PC Case Gear, also on Gumtree for second -hand items. I have come up with heaps of results for my 300$ budget. Here are my options:
HIS R9 290 iPower IceQ X² OC
http://www.newegg.com/global/au/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161459&cm_re=r9_290-_-14-161-459-_-Product
All of the R9 280's that come up on Newegg when you enter R9 280.
HD 7970 ghz edition, there are couple selling on Gumtree for around 200-300$
GTX 960 4gb edition:
http://www.newegg.com/global/au/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487128&cm_re=gtx_960-_-14-487-128-_-Product
Sapphire R9 280x Vapor-X
www.newegg.com/global/au/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202137&cm_re=r9_280x-_-14-202-137-_-Product
This is kinda what I'm looking at. Now I'm no noob at PC's and their parts, so I have a decent idea on what I'm talking about. At the moment I think I'm leaning towards the 290, which is 312$. But I am worried about my 955 bottlenecking it. I also have been looking at the R9 280x Vapor-X, which doesn't seem bad for its money. Also what are some decently priced Nvidia cards? I would like to play Battlefield 4 at a steady 60fps+ on ultra, and I am a massive fan of the Assassins Creed series, so I would like to be able to play Unity and Black Flag on Ultra at 30-40 fps+. If anyone has any ideas they would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!
AMD Phenom x4 II 955 Black Edition
Gigabyte r7 250 2gb Gddr5
Asustek M4A87TD
Kingston KP382H-HYC
BenQ G2420HD 60 HZ
I have been considering an upgrade for a while now, but I am unsure what to do. I have done some benchmarks to test what gets maxed out first, either my graphics card or CPU. It is always my graphics card, which hits 100% while usually the CPU is only doing 30-60%. Going off that information if have decided that I will upgrade my graphics card. My budget is around 300 aussie dollars. I have been looking around Newegg and PC Case Gear, also on Gumtree for second -hand items. I have come up with heaps of results for my 300$ budget. Here are my options:
HIS R9 290 iPower IceQ X² OC
http://www.newegg.com/global/au/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161459&cm_re=r9_290-_-14-161-459-_-Product
All of the R9 280's that come up on Newegg when you enter R9 280.
HD 7970 ghz edition, there are couple selling on Gumtree for around 200-300$
GTX 960 4gb edition:
http://www.newegg.com/global/au/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487128&cm_re=gtx_960-_-14-487-128-_-Product
Sapphire R9 280x Vapor-X
www.newegg.com/global/au/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202137&cm_re=r9_280x-_-14-202-137-_-Product
This is kinda what I'm looking at. Now I'm no noob at PC's and their parts, so I have a decent idea on what I'm talking about. At the moment I think I'm leaning towards the 290, which is 312$. But I am worried about my 955 bottlenecking it. I also have been looking at the R9 280x Vapor-X, which doesn't seem bad for its money. Also what are some decently priced Nvidia cards? I would like to play Battlefield 4 at a steady 60fps+ on ultra, and I am a massive fan of the Assassins Creed series, so I would like to be able to play Unity and Black Flag on Ultra at 30-40 fps+. If anyone has any ideas they would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!
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